OPEN - Until further notice
The purpose of this program is to increase opportunities for safe, legal and environmentally acceptable motorized recreation on public roads.
Expenditures of the Multi-Use Roadway Safety Account may be used only for: (a) counties to perform safety engineering analysis of mixed vehicle use on any road within a county; (b) local governments to provide funding to install signs providing notice to the motoring public that (i) wheeled all-terrain vehicles (WATV) are present or (ii) wheeled all-terrain vehicles may be crossing; (c) the state patrol or local law enforcement for purposes of defraying the costs of enforcement of this act; and (d) law enforcement to investigate accidents involving wheeled all-terrain vehicles. Funds may be used on any road owned by local, state and federal government agencies provided that the agency has authorized use of the road for wheeled all-terrain vehicles. Refer to the WATV sign fact sheet for information on the types of signs that are eligible for funding under this program.
Local government agencies, State Patrol, and local law enforcement agencies in Washington are eligible to apply.
Currently $132,000 is available in the Multiuse Roadway Safety Account.
Agencies that are awarded funding must be prepared to comply with the following requirements as part of their project.
Electronic copies of the following are to be included in the submittal:
Applications must be submitted by e-mail with completed application as either a PDF or Word Doc — paper submittals will not be accepted. Applications must be sent to hlpgrants@wsdot.wa.gov
Melanie Vance : 360-705-7376 : Environmental Policy Manager
Region Local Program Engineers
All applications will be reviewed by WSDOT to ensure that they are complete and eligible for funding. A Technical Advisory Committee will assist WSDOT in evaluating and prioritizing project proposals.
The following are examples of the considerations that will be used to evaluate and rank the project proposals.